Written by Jason Unger
As 2025 draws to a close, I reflect on the past year. Often, this reflection is with some discontent as to what law and policy changes mean for protecting human health and the planet. This, by necessity, brings me to a somewhat regular, light-hearted tradition of reflecting through holiday song. So for 2025, here you go (sung to Let it Snow):
Oh the federal deregulation is frightful,
And Bill C-5, appears quite spiteful,
Impact Assessment where’d you go?
We don’t know, we don’t know, we don’t know?
And it doesn’t show signs of stopping
our planet is open for shopping,
Public participation is turned way down low,
“investment!” don’t you know, don’t you know, don’t you know?
When municipalities said “we’ll fight”,
How industry hate paying the norm,
But if you hold mature assets tight
the liabilities, the public, they’re borne,
And instream flows are slowly drying
And, my dear, water, you can be buying,
But as long as irrigable acres grow
Instream flow? Instream flow? Instream flow!
(When the lobbyists kissed coal goodnight)
The aquatic impacts will be taking form,
(But if they litigate right)
Well, selenium, wasn’t in the platform
Oh, the Albertans are slowly rising
And, my dear, for nature, they’re vying
And as long as we love our province so
Let it show! Let it show! Let it show!
Peace, health and happiness for all this holiday season.
No notwithstanding clauses or AI were used in the production of this blog. 🙂
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